Alternating-current motor.



APLIOATION FILED 0OT.16, 1906.

UNITED STATES `'PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST E. W. ALEXANDEHSON, OF SGHENEOTAD'YLNEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO G`ENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ALTERNATING-CURRENT MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. v1, 1908.

Application filed October 16, 1905. Serial No. 282,884.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST F. W. ALEXAN- DERsoN, a subject of the King of Sweden, re-

siding atv Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements 1n Alternating-Current Motors, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to alternating-currentmotors of the induction type, and its ob-l ject is to provide a novel and'eilicient motor capable of operating at a plurality of speeds.

My invention in one aspect consists in providing both the primary and the secondary member with two separate windings of different pole numbers carried on the same portions of said members; the pole numbers of the secondary member corresponding to the pole numbers of the primary member and the two pole numbers being so chosen that a winding of one pole number will not be inductively affected by a winding of the other pole number, land the secondary windings being provided with connections whereby the current induced in one secondary winding may ilow through the'other. With the motor thus arranged, by connecting one primary winding or Athe other to the'source of current two speeds may be obtained, and by connecting one primary winding to the source and short-circuiting the other privmary winding, a third speed is obtained.

`l The o eration when the motor is thus connecte will be understood by considering the inductive effects of the several windings upon "each other., Since rthe two secondary windlings have different'pole numbers, the primary vwinding that is vconnected to the source l,can inducev current only in the secondary winding having-the same number of poles,

vand this current, supplied from one secondary windingto' the other, .induces current only in thesecond primary winding which is short-circuited. The motor consequently acts precisely like two motors connected in concatenation, and the speed of the motor is the same as that of an ordinary motor having a number'of poles equal to the sum of the number of poles of the two primary windings.

In order to facilitate making the several .Y connections required, my invention further consists in connecting the two secondary V,windings in parallel to contact devices and providing means for short-circuiting the con- When the short circuiting tact devices.

means is opened, the two windings are connected in series,-that is, they are properly connected for operation on the concatenation principle. On the other hand, when the short-circuiting means is closed each secondary winding is short-circuited on itself so that it is properly connected for operation when either primary is connected to the source and the other opcn-circuited.

While heretofore it has ordinarily been necessary to provide special windings for induction motors designed for three or more speeds, by means of my invention I am enabled to use a type of winding which is in every way standard. my'invention consists in winding each memberwith distributed uniform coils so that both windings, while of different pole-numbers, have the same coil-width, and may consequently be interlaced to form mechanically a single winding in every way identical with a standard single speed induction motor winding. In order to secure the maximum distributi m, and consequently the minimum reactance, I so arrange the windings that each slot contains a coil of each winding. In practice I prefer to4 employ the standard two-coil-per-slot barrel form of winding, one coil in each slot being electrically connected in one winding and the other coil being connected in the other one.

My inventionwill best be understood` by` reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows diagrammatically a motor provided with windings and controlling means arranged in accordance with my invention.

In the drawing, A represents, the core of the primary member which in practice would ordinarily be the stator, and which would be constructed like the stator of a standard induction motor, which, as is well known in the art, consists of a laminated core slotted to receive the Winding. lThe core A is wound with uniform distribution coils, as shown. The arrangement shown is exactly like the standard type of winding employed with single-speed induction motors, known as the barrell type of winding and arranged with two coils per slot. Electrically, the coils are connected to form two separate three-phase windings of differentv pole-numbers. The three-phases of one winding are indicated by la, 2d and 3a, respectively, one phase being three hases of the other` winding are similarly s lown and indicated by 4t, 5IL and 6a. In order to avoid confusion, the end connections of one winding are shown on one side of the core and the end connections of the other on the other side of the core. It will be seen that each winding comprises one coil er slot and that cach slot contains a coil of both windings, so that the two windings together produce a standard two-coil-per-slot winding. If one phase, such, for instance, as la of the iirst winding be considered, it will be seen that it is a six-pole winding, while the winding 4 is a four-pole winding. With these pole numbers the two windings have no inductive eHects upon each other. This arrangement of the stator coils so as to form two electrically independent windings interlaced so as to form mechanically a single standard winding, is disclosed and broadly claimed in my former application, Serial No. 274,856, filed August 19, 1905.

B represents the secondary member which would ordinarily be the rotor, and which in practice would consist ofthe usual laminated drum. The windings are similar in every respect to the primary winding. Each of the two windings corresponds in pole number to one of the primary windings. It will be seen that both primary and secondary mem- -bers are shown as having the same number of slots. The reason for this is that in order to simplify the drawing'the minimum number of slots for a three-phase six-pole winding of one coil per slot was chosen. In practice both primary and secondary members would have a much larger number ,of slots and the numbers of the slots on the two members would be different as in the usual induction motor practice, so as to avoid the locking tendency that exists when the number of slots in both members are equal.

The two secondary windings are connected in parallel to contact devices such as collector rings C, and a switch c is provided for short circuiting the collector rings. The three phases of the six-pole primary winding are connected to contacts s of a three-pole switch S, which is connected to a suitable source of three-phase current, not shown. The other primary winding has its terminals connected to the contact s2 of the switch S, and also to the contacts s3, which are arranged at right angles to the other contacts, and are adapted to be engaged by a shortcircuiting blade s carried by the switch S and insulated from the switch blades connected to the source of current.

When the switch S is thrown to the eX- treme right-hand position, so as to bring the short-circuiting blade s into engagement with the contact s3, the six-pole primary winding is connected to the source of current, while the fourole primary winding is short-circuited. lh this position of the primary switch S the Short-circuiting switch c should be open. 'Vith the switches in this position the six-pole primary winding induces an electromotive force in the six-pole secondary winding, but has no effect upon the four-pole secondary winding, this latter winding being connected to the terminals of the six-pole secondary winding receives the current which is induced therein and acts as a primary winding to induce current in the shortcircuited four-pole winding of the primary member. The motor consequently acts on the concatenation princi le and operates at the same speed as thougii it were connected for ten poles. Now, if the switch S is moved to the position shown, and the short circuiting member c isclosed, the four-pole primary winding is open-circuited while the six-pole secondary winding is short-circuited upon itself. The motor consequently acts like an ordinary six-pole induction motor. li the switch S is thrown to the extreme left-hand position, the six-pole primary winding is cut out of circuit and the four-pole .primary winding is connected to the source. Since the four-pole secondary winding is short-circuited by the switch c the motor now operlates as an ordinary four-pole induction motor. Thus speeds corresponding to ten, six and four ing a special winding on either member. The motor would ordinarily be started with the concatenation connection, and it will be observed that with this connection all the copper of both windings is being utilized effectively. The motor, consequently, has the same output at starting and at its lowest s eed that a single-speed induction motor of the same weight would have, and it is at starting and on low speeds that all the oopper is most needed.

It will be understood that l. have illustrated my invention diagrammatioally, and that in practice any standard winding and connections may be employed. The simplev forms of short-circuiting switches which l have shown may be replaced by controlling switches of any well known type for further regulating the speed and torque, if desired. Accordingly, I do not desire to limit myself to the )articular construction and arrangement ol*I parts here shown, but aim in the appended claims to cover all modifications which are within the scope of my invention.

What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,

l. In an alternating-current motor, a laminated rimary member, two primary windings oi diiiierent pole numbers both carried on the same part of said member, two secondary windings of corresponding pole numbers, and connections whereby the current induced in one secondary winding may llow through the other.

2. In an alternating-current motor, a lamioles are obtained `without requir- 9 nated primary member, two primary windings of di'll'ereiit pole numbers both carried on the same part 'ol said member, two secondary windings ol corresponding pole numbers, contact devices to which both of said secondary windings are connected, and a short-circuiting switch cooperating with said contact devices.

3. In an alternating-current motor, a laminated primary member, two primary windings of different pole numbers carried on the same part of said member, two secondary windings of corresponding pole numbers, connections whereby the current induced in one secondary winding may flow through the other, and means for connecting one of said primary windings to a source of alternatingcurrent and short-(.riici'iiting the other.

4. In an alternating-currentinotor, a laminated primary member, two primary windings otdiiierent pole numbers carried on thesaine part ofsaid member, two secondary windings of corresponding pole numbers, contact devices to which both of said secondary windings are connected, means for connecting either primary winding to a source of alternating-current, means for short-circuiting one primary winding, and means for short-circuiting said contact devices.

5. In an alternating-current motor, a laminated primary member, two primary windings oi different pole numbers carried on the same part of said member, two secondary windings of corresponding pole numbers, means 'for connecting one primary winding to a source of alternating-cuirent and shortcircuiting the other, connections between the two secondary windings whereby the current induced in one is supplied to the other, and means for sliort-circuiting each ot the secondary windings.

6. In an alternating-current motor, a primary member wound with distributed coils all of the same. width electrically connected to form two separate windings of dillicrent pole numbers, a secondary member also wound with distributed coils all of the same width electrically connected to form two separate windings of pole numbers corresponding to the two primary windings, and means `for connecting either primary winding to a source of alternating-current.

7. In an alternating current motor, a slotted primary member wound with distributed coils all of the same width electrically connected to form two separate windings of dil'fcrent pole numbers, each slot containing a coil of both windings, a slotted secondary member similarly wound, the pole numbers corresponding to the pole numbers of the primary winding, and means for connecting either primary winding to a source o'lv current.

8. In an alternating-current motor, a priuted coils ot dilleront pole numbers, a secondv ary member similarly wound, the secondary ondary windingsl are connected, means for shortcircuiting said contact devices, and means for connecting either primary winding to a source of alternating-current.

9. In an alternating current motor, a slotted primary member wound with uniform distributed coils electrically connected to form two separate windings of different pole numbers, each slot containing a coil of both windings, a slotted secondary member similarly wound, the pole numbers corresponding to the pole numbers of the primary winding, contact devices to which both of said secondary windings are connected, means for short-circuiting said contact devices, and means for connecting either primary winding to a source of alternating current.

10. In an alternating-current motor, a primary member wound with uniform distributed coils electrically connected to form two separate windings ot' different pole numbers,

a secondary member similarly wound, the v secondary pole numbers corresponding to the primary, means Jfor connecting one primary winding to a source of alternating current and short-circuiting the other, connections between the secondary windings whereby the current induced in one is supplied to the other, and means for short-c-ircuiting the secondary windings.

11. In an alternating-current motor, a slotted primary member wound with uniform distributed coils, electrically connected to form two separate windings of different pole numbers, each slot containing a coil of both windings, a slotted secondary member similarly wound, the pole numbers corresponding to the pole numbers of the primary winding, means for connecting one primary winding to a source of current and short-circuiting the other, connections between the secondary windings whereby the current induced in one is supplied to the other, and short circuiting means in circuit with the secondary windings.

12. In an alternating-current motor, a primary member wound with uniform distributed coils of different pole numbers, asecondary member similarly wound, the secondary pole numbers corresponding to the rimary, contact devices to which both of saii second- 4ary windings are connected, means for conmary member wound with uniform distribl to forni two separate windings of different pole numbers, each slot containing aeoii of means 'for short-Circuiting said Contact (le- 10 both windings, a slotted secondary member Vices. slmilarly wound, the pole numbers corre- In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set spending to the pole numbers oi the prmmry my hand this 13th day oi October, 1905. 5 Wmding, Contact devices to which both oi Y 1 4.' f' FA 1*)11" L. sau]A secondary windings are connected, m M l x MMM] L 5m means for connecting either primary Winding VVi'nesses: to a source of alterimtmg current, mesms for BENJAMiN B. HULL,

short-eireuitiug 011e primary Winding, and HELEN ORFORD. 

